RUSSIAN INVASION IS A ‘CATASTROPHE’ FOR EUROPE, UK PM SAYS

Thu 24 February 2022:

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a “catastrophe” for Europe and has called for an urgent meeting of the United States-led NATO military alliance.

“This is a catastrophe for our continent,” Johnson said on Twitter, adding he would make a national address on the developments later on Thursday morning.

This is a catastrophe for our continent.

I will make an address to the nation this morning on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

I will also speak to fellow G7 leaders and I am calling for an urgent meeting of all NATO leaders as soon as possible.

— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) February 24, 2022

“I will also speak to fellow G7 leaders and I am calling for an urgent meeting of all NATO leaders as soon as possible,” he added.

In a statement posted on Twitter at 4.53am, Johnson said he had spoken with Volodymyr Zelenskiy to discuss “next steps”.

He said: “I am appalled by the horrific events in Ukraine and I have spoken to President Zelenskiy to discuss next steps. President Putin has chosen a path of bloodshed and destruction by launching this unprovoked attack on Ukraine. The UK and our allies will respond decisively.”

I am appalled by the horrific events in Ukraine and I have spoken to President Zelenskyy to discuss next steps.

President Putin has chosen a path of bloodshed and destruction by launching this unprovoked attack on Ukraine.

The UK and our allies will respond decisively.

— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) February 24, 2022

Boris Johnson has pledged that the UK and its allies will respond “decisively” to Russia’s attack on Ukraine as he prepared to address the nation amid pressure to announce further sanctions.

The prime minister also condemned Vladimir Putin, saying Russia’s president had “chosen a path of bloodshed and destruction” that was a “catastrophe for our continent”.

Following a meeting of the government’s emergency Cobra committee at 7:30am on Thursday morning, Johnson is expected to give an address to the nation at around 11am, followed by a call with G7 leaders in the afternoon and a statement in the House of Commons at 5pm

Britain, in common with other Nato allies, has said it would not fight Russia, because Ukraine is not a Nato member. But the UK has supplied arms to Kyiv and has already announced limited economic sanctions.

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